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The smallest public schools in Beaufort County, South Carolina

33 public schools in Beaufort County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Sea Islands Heritage Academy leads the list at 38, against a median of 636 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
33
Beaufort County, South Carolina
Best Students
38
Median Students
636
SMALLEST · BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Sea Islands Heritage AcademyBeaufort, SCSC Public Charter School DistrictMiddle38
2Port Royal ElementaryPort Royal, SCBeaufort 01Elementary179
3Lady's Island ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary241
4Whale Branch MiddleSeabrook, SCBeaufort 01Middle243
5Hilton Head Island Early Childhood CenterHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 01Elementary301
6St. Helena ElementarySt. Helena, SCBeaufort 01Elementary325
7Mossy Oaks ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary327
8Lady's Island MiddleBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Middle338
9Beaufort MiddleBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Middle348
10Beaufort ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary375
11Whale Branch Early College HighSeabrook, SCBeaufort 01High390
12Whale Branch ElementarySeabrook, SCBeaufort 01Elementary409
13Joseph S. Shanklin ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary416
14Broad River ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary467
15Coosa ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary467
16Hilton Head Island School for the Creative ArtsHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 01Elementary496
17Red Cedar ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Elementary636
18Okatie ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Elementary648
19Riverview Charter SchoolBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary694
20Hilton Head Island ElementaryHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 01Elementary702
21Michael C. Riley ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Elementary704
22Bluffton ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Elementary709
23Hilton Head Island MiddleHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 01Middle778
24Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01Elementary785
25Battery Creek HighBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01High809
26H. E. McCracken MiddleBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Middle846
27Pritchardville ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Elementary887
28Bluffton MiddleBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Middle921
29Beaufort HighBeaufort, SCBeaufort 01High1,104
30River Ridge AcademyBluffton, SCBeaufort 01Elementary1,134
31Hilton Head Island HighHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 01High1,265
32Bluffton HighBluffton, SCBeaufort 01High1,375
33May River HighBluffton, SCBeaufort 01High1,731
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